The sit app on iOS doesn't send notifications. Mindfulness is important to keep me straight but sometimes I get into bad habits. This little python based pushover program will help keep me on the right road.

Unfortunately the sit app doesn't provide a url scheme so there isn't a way to open it from the notification. This also means that apps like workflow can't be used to launch the app from pushover 😭

If you still want to try, here is a gist of what I found on iOS URL Schemes.

• Clone
• pip install -r requirements.txt
• Create a new pushover app, note credentials
• Enter environment variables in .env (see below)
• Test run with python app.py
• Set up cron (linux) or launchd (mac)

Add your own .env file with pushover settings: PUSHOVER_TOKEN, PUSHOVER_USER and PUSHOVER_TITLE. python-dotenv will not work if your quote the variables like this "PUSHOVER_TITLE"=Sit. You have to enter the variable unquoted, PUSHOVER_TITLE=Sit.

Use cron to schedule when the notifications fire. Mine runs on a headless raspberry pi.

Note: You can run python files directly but this is how I do it.

• Create a script.sh file
• Add a bash shebang #!/bin/bash
• Find your environment python, such as $HOME/.virtualenvs/<env>/python
• Add a line that runs app.py
  • $HOME/.virtualenvs/<env>/python $HOME/sites/sitpush/app.py
• Make your script.sh file executable with chmod +x script.sh
• Test your file: ./script.sh
• Open a crontab with crontab -e
• Test your script with a 5 minute interval
  • */5 * * * * $HOME/sites/sitpush/script.sh
  • Your phone should be sending you pushover notifications every 5 minutes now
• Pick the times when you want to be notified and edit your crontab file
  • I went with 59 11 * * *, 59 15 * * * and 59 20 * * *
  • Use crontab.guru if this is all new